spitfire

See also: Spitfire

English

A compound of spit +‎ fire

spitfire (plural spitfires)

A cannon
A person with a fiery temper, someone easily provoked to anger, especially a woman or girl.[1801]
- 1801, Peter Viereck, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin., Volume ⅩⅠⅠⅠ, by John Nichols (arranged by Thomas Sheridan), p. 143, published in London
  "―But however provoked, are your scribbling spitfires never to be satisfied?"

单词	spitfire
释义	spitfire See also: Spitfire English Etymology A compound of spit +‎ fire Noun spitfire (plural spitfires) A cannon A person with a fiery temper, someone easily provoked to anger, especially a woman or girl.[1801] 1801, Peter Viereck, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin., Volume ⅩⅠⅠⅠ, by John Nichols (arranged by Thomas Sheridan), p. 143, published in London "―But however provoked, are your scribbling spitfires never to be satisfied?" See also shitfire Further reading spitfire at OneLook Dictionary Search Anagrams firepits
随便看	кубовый Кубой кубок кубом кубометр кубометра кубометрам кубометрами кубометрах кубометре кубометров кубометром кубометру кубометры кубометър кубоподобен Кубою кубрик кубрика кубрикам кубриками кубриках кубрике кубрики кубриков